Professor Catherine Steel

And he then does what praetors normally do at this period, which is he takes military command. So he goes back to Hispania, where he holds military command. Reasonably successfully, in fact, quite successfully, because when he returns to Rome in order to stand for the consulship, there is an attempt to prevent him from doing that by holding up the debate on his triumph.

And he then does what praetors normally do at this period, which is he takes military command. So he goes back to Hispania, where he holds military command. Reasonably successfully, in fact, quite successfully, because when he returns to Rome in order to stand for the consulship, there is an attempt to prevent him from doing that by holding up the debate on his triumph.

Because one of the kind of weird technicalities of Roman religious and political practice is that the man who holds the triumph must hold imperium. He must hold the right to command that he has held during the campaign that has led to the triumph. And you surrender imperium at the moment at which you cross the city walls.

Because one of the kind of weird technicalities of Roman religious and political practice is that the man who holds the triumph must hold imperium. He must hold the right to command that he has held during the campaign that has led to the triumph. And you surrender imperium at the moment at which you cross the city walls.

Because one of the kind of weird technicalities of Roman religious and political practice is that the man who holds the triumph must hold imperium. He must hold the right to command that he has held during the campaign that has led to the triumph. And you surrender imperium at the moment at which you cross the city walls.

And you can only stand for election if you make your profession of candidacy in person. So there's an attempt to prevent Caesar from standing for the consulship in 59 by delaying his triumph. And what Caesar does, and again, it becomes part of the Caesar myth because it's this kind of ruthlessness and dynamism and decisive action, is he says, fine, forget my triumph.

And you can only stand for election if you make your profession of candidacy in person. So there's an attempt to prevent Caesar from standing for the consulship in 59 by delaying his triumph. And what Caesar does, and again, it becomes part of the Caesar myth because it's this kind of ruthlessness and dynamism and decisive action, is he says, fine, forget my triumph.

And you can only stand for election if you make your profession of candidacy in person. So there's an attempt to prevent Caesar from standing for the consulship in 59 by delaying his triumph. And what Caesar does, and again, it becomes part of the Caesar myth because it's this kind of ruthlessness and dynamism and decisive action, is he says, fine, forget my triumph.

And he crosses the city walls and he makes his professio and he stands for election and he's elected. So he doesn't get a triumph out of Hispania. And arguably, he makes up for that much later on. But that's another story.

And he crosses the city walls and he makes his professio and he stands for election and he's elected. So he doesn't get a triumph out of Hispania. And arguably, he makes up for that much later on. But that's another story.

And he crosses the city walls and he makes his professio and he stands for election and he's elected. So he doesn't get a triumph out of Hispania. And arguably, he makes up for that much later on. But that's another story.

And remember, too, that the survival of the biographies means that we do have more anecdotes about Caesar than we do about other people. I mean, most Roman politicians, you know, we notice they exist when they hold the consulship.

And remember, too, that the survival of the biographies means that we do have more anecdotes about Caesar than we do about other people. I mean, most Roman politicians, you know, we notice they exist when they hold the consulship.

And remember, too, that the survival of the biographies means that we do have more anecdotes about Caesar than we do about other people. I mean, most Roman politicians, you know, we notice they exist when they hold the consulship.

Well, thank you.

Well, thank you.

Well, thank you.